Some Shimano quirks with the lever clamp and bleed procedure; rattly pads; some won’t like their super-direct feel Shimano’s SLX mountain bike groupset is the workhorse of its range, at times ...

SLX looks like a stripped-down XT, but there are some significant differences that make it the more cost-effective brake of the two. It shares its angular-looking master cylinder body and hooked lever ...